Use this command to display messages generated by the server. This command offers you various filtering options that can be used to limit the amount of messages displayed and the time it takes to process this query. If you do not specify any parameters with this command, all messages generated in the last hour are displayed.
The activity log contains all messages that are sent to the server console under normal operation. The results of commands entered at the server console are not recorded in the activity log, unless the command affects or starts a background process or client session. Error messages are displayed in the activity log.
Note: | You cannot schedule the QUERY ACTLOG command using the DEFINE SCHEDULE command. |
Privilege Class
Any administrator can issue this command.
Syntax
.-BEGINDate--=--current_date--. >>-Query ACtlog----+-----------------------------+--------------> '-BEGINDate--=--date----------' .-BEGINTime--=--currenttime_minus_1_hour--. >-----+-----------------------------------------+---------------> '-BEGINTime--=--time----------------------' .-ENDDate--=--current_date--. >-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------> '-ENDDate--=--date----------' .-ENDTime--=--current_time--. >-----+---------------------------+-----------------------------> '-ENDTime--=--time----------' >-----+---------------------------+---+--------------------+----> '-MSGno--=--message_number--' '-Search--=--string--' .-ORiginator--=--ALL----------------. >-----+-----------------------------------+-------------------->< '-ORiginator--=--+-ALL------------+-' +-SErver---------+ '-CLient--| A |--' A |---+-------------------------+---+---------------------------+-> '-NODEname--=--node_name--' '-OWNERname--=--owner_name--' >-----+------------------------------+--------------------------> '-SCHedname--=--schedule_name--' >-----+-----------------------------+---------------------------> '-DOmainname--=--domain_name--' >-----+-----------------------------+---------------------------| '-SESsnum--=--session_number--'
Parameters
You can specify the data using one of the values below:
Value | Description | Example |
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MM/DD/YYYY | A specific date | 09/15/1998 |
TODAY | The current date | TODAY |
TODAY-days or-days | The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999. | TODAY -7 or -7.
To display information beginning with messages created a week ago, you can specify BEGINDATE=TODAY-7 or BEGINDATE= -7. |
You can specify the data using one of the values below:
Value | Description | Example |
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HH:MM:SS | A specific time on the specified begin date | 10:30:08 |
NOW | The current time on the specified begin date | NOW |
NOW+HH:MM or +HH:MM | The current time plus hours and minutes on the specified begin date | NOW+03:00 or +03:00.
If you issue this command at 9:00 with BEGINTIME=NOW+3 or BEGINTIME=+3, TSM displays messages with a time of 12:00 or later on the begin date. |
NOW-HH:MM or -HH:MM | The current time minus hours and minutes on the specified begin date | NOW-04:00 or -04:00.
If you issue the QUERY ACTLOG command at 9:00 with BEGINTime=NOW-3:30 or BEGINTime= -3:30, TSM displays messages with a time of 5:30 or later on the begin date. |
You can specify the data using one of the values below:
Value | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
MM/DD/YYYY | A specific date | 09/15/1998 |
TODAY | The current date | TODAY |
TODAY-days or-days | The current date minus days specified. The maximum number of days you can specify is 9999. | TODAY-1 or -1.
To display information created up to yesterday, you can specify ENDDATE=TODAY-1 or simply ENDDATE= -1. |
You can specify the data using one of the values below:
Value | Description | Example |
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HH:MM:SS | A specific time on the specified end date | 10:30:08 |
NOW | The current time on the specified end date | NOW |
NOW+HH:MM or +HH:MM | The current time plus hours and minutes on the specified end date | NOW+03:00 or +03:00.
If you issue this command at 9:00 with ENDTIME=NOW+3:00 or ENDTIME= +3:00, TSM displays messages with a time of 12:00 or later on the end date you specify. |
NOW-HH:MM or -HH:MM | The current time minus hours and minutes on the specified end date | NOW-03:30 or -03:30.
If you issue this command at 9:00 with ENDTIME=NOW-3:30 or ENDTIME= -3:30, TSM displays messages with a time of 5:30 or later on the end date you specify. |
You can specify one of the following values to minimize processing time when querying the activity log for messages logged by the client:
Examples
Task 1
Search the activity log for any message that contains the string "delete". The output includes only messages produced during the past hour.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Date/Time Message | |-------------------- ------------------------------------------------- | |08/27/1998 15:19:43 ANR0812I Inventory client file expiration | | complete: 0 files deleted. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Task 2
Display messages that occurred yesterday between 9:30 and 12:30.
query actlog begindate=today-1 begintime=09:30:00 endtime=12:30:00
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Date/Time Message | |-------------------- ------------------------------------------------- | |10/21/1998 10:52:36 ANR0407I Session 3921 started for administrator ADMIN | | (WebBrowser) (HTTP 9.115.20.100(2315)). | |10/21/1998 11:06:08 ANR0405I Session 3922 ended for administrator ADMIN | | (WebBrowser). | |10/21/1998 12:16:50 ANR0405I Session 3934 ended for administrator ADMIN | | (WebBrowser). | |10/21/1998 12:36:18 ANR2501I Schedule AGADM_TEST deleted from policy | | domain STANDARD. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Task 3
Search the activity log for TSM messages from the client for node JEE.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Date/Time Message | |-------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- | |06/10/1998 15:46:22 ANE4007E (Session No: 3 Node: JEE) Error processing | | '/jee/report.out': access to the object is | | denied | |06/11/1998 15:56:56 ANE4009E (Session No: 4 Node: JEE) Error processing | | '/jee/work.lst': disk full condition | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Related Commands
Table 152. Command Related to QUERY ACTLOG
Command | Description |
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SET ACTLOGRETENTION | Specifies the number of days to retain log records in the activity log. |